Sept 11th

So finally time to talk chemo. Imagine my disappointment when I find out we are actually in need of more tests. WHAT?!

My bone biopsy has confirmed that there is an "excessive" amount of lymphoma in my marrow. Ed is asking what "excessive" means. Really did he just ask that? I answer for the Dr. "means a lot" 

This news confirms the cause of the hurt in my bones, Ha I knew it was not in the joints!! The fact that I broke their equipment and they could not get what they wanted, yup lymphoma got in the way. 

A couple of the meds in the chemo line up can be hard on the heart. So now they want to test the heart and make sure it works ok.

And then a PET Scan. Another lovely image maker. Pretty soon I am going to start glowing. Why a PET scan? Well seems they don't have anything else to compare the growth or shrinking of my bumps with. None of my organs have it and you can't see my marrow, so they don't really have a way to measure if the treatment will be working. Now that he put it that way I it kinda makes sense.

And so it is Heart test Monday the 16th

PET scan Sunday the 22nd

Chemo.........in limbo

Very anti climatic appointment...........more tests.

~Cold Play~
"Paradise"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ZWlDks0nQ